'Hackers' Tag Index
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Hackers Exploit IE 8 Vulnerability to Attack Nuclear Researchers By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published May 06, 2013 Security experts suspect Chinese hackers are behind attacks on the Department of Labor site and other websites. Tags: Microsoft, China, browser, hackers, security vulnerability, government, cyberattack, Internet Explorer 8, websites, hack attacks, Department of Labor LivingSocial Hack Exposes Data for 50 Million Users By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published April 29, 2013 The hackers got away with names, email addresses, birthdates and salted, hashed passwords. Tags: hackers, cyberattack, data breach, LivingSocial, hack attacks Hackers Cause Disruptions for Wells Fargo Site By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published March 27, 2013 Since the fall, banks have been hit hard by hacktivists related to Islamist groups. Tags: hackers, cyberattack, bank, DDOS, Wells Fargo, hack attacks, hacktivists Hackers Resume Attacks on U.S. Banks By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published March 13, 2013 A DDoS attack temporarily blocked access to Chase's website. Tags: hackers, hacking, cyberattack, bank Pwn2Own Pays Hackers $480K in Bug Bounties By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published March 08, 2013 Security researchers found vulnerabilities in all of the major browsers. Tags: Java, Firefox, security vulnerabilities, Internet Explorer, hackers, Chrome, Adobe, bug, PWN2OWN Microsoft: We Were Hacked Too By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 25, 2013 The same attack that compromised systems at Apple and Facebook also infected Microsoft. Tags: Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, hackers, cyberattack, hack attacks Amazon.com Suffers an Outage By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 01, 2013 Were hackers responsible for the downtime? Tags: Amazon, outage, hackers, retail, downtime More Media Outlets Allege Chinese Hacking Attempts By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published February 01, 2013 The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg and Reuters also appear to have been targeted. Tags: China, hackers, cyberattack, hack attacks Chinese Hackers Attack NY Times By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 31, 2013 The paper didn't detect the ongoing attack for four months. Tags: China, hackers, Symantec, malware, cyberattack, Advanced Persistent Threat, hack attacks, APT Anonymous Hacks U.S. Government Site By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published January 28, 2013 The hacktivist group is protesting the treatment of Aaron Swartz, the programmer and Reddit co-founder who recently committed suicide. Tags: cybersecurity, hackers, government, Anonymous, Department of Defense, hacktivists Iran Reports New Stuxnet Attack By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published December 26, 2012 The country says it has effectively countered attacks at a power plant. Tags: hackers, government, cyberattack, Iran, Stuxnet Foreign Hackers Attack Former U.S. Military Chief By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published December 06, 2012 The FBI is investigating. Tags: hackers, cyberattack, Cyberwarfare Hackers Attack the International Atomic Energy Agency By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published November 28, 2012 A hacktivist group called Parastoo posted email addresses it obtained from an IAEA server. Tags: hackers, hack attacks, hactivists Skype Disables Password Resets to Fix Security Vulnerability By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published November 14, 2012 Russian hackers discovered the exploit several months ago. Tags: email, Microsoft, hackers, security vulnerability, Skype, exploit Security Researchers Warn of New Zero-Day Adobe Reader Exploit By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published November 08, 2012 The new exploit, which is fetching up to $50,000 on the black market, sidesteps Adobe's sandbox protections. Tags: hackers, security vulnerability, Adobe Reader, sandbox, Zero-Day exploit Hackers Launch Cyberattack Spree Nov. 5, Guy Fawkes Day By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published November 05, 2012 Anonymous and other groups attacked Symantec, PayPal, NBC, the Australian government and even Lady Gaga. Tags: hackers, cyberattack, websites, hacktivism, hack attacks, Anonymous Hackers Continue Cyberattacks Against Banks By Cynthia Harvey | Article Published October 19, 2012 U.S. officials say the attacks are originating in Iran. Tags: hackers, cyberattack, bank, DDOS, Iran FBI Denies It Was Source of Leaked Apple Device ID Data By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 05, 2012 Experts think the data AntiSec posted may have come from an app developer. Tags: security, hackers, FBI, hacktivism, hack attacks Hackers Leak 1 Million Apple Device IDs By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published September 04, 2012 AntiSec claims they got the personal data from an FBI agent's laptop. Tags: security, Apple, hackers, FBI, hacktivism, hack attacks Yahoo Passwords Hacked, Likely Taken Through Yahoo Voices By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 12, 2012 Hackers from D33D Company posted usernames and passwords for 435,000 Yahoo accounts. Tags: security, hackers, Yahoo, hacking, password U.S. Urged to Recruit Master Hackers to Wage Cyber War on America's Foes By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published July 11, 2012 The man who coined the term "cyberwarfare" says that if American recruited the world's best hackers, "the war on terror would be over." Tags: hackers, cyberwar, Cyberwarfare Two LulzSec Hackers Plead Guilty in UK Court By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published June 25, 2012 Ryan Cleary and Jake Davis admitted to orchestrating DDoS attacks on a long list of sites. Tags: hackers, hack attacks, LulzSec Attackers Hit Human Rights, Foreign Policy Websites With Drive-By Exploits By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published May 17, 2012 These latest cyberattacks are more strategic and targeted than previous attacks. Tags: website, security, hackers, cyberattack VMware Source Code Stolen, Impact Unclear By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published April 26, 2012 Hackers have posted the VMware ESX source code online. Tags: source code, security, virtualization, hackers, VMware Time Magazine Readers Name Anonymous 'Most Influential Person' By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published April 19, 2012 Did the hackers rig the poll in their favor? Tags: hackers, Anonymous Website Vulnerabilities Fall, But Hackers Become More Skilled By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published April 17, 2012 A survey finds that the average website has 148 security vulnerabilities. Tags: website, security, hackers, vulnerabilities Anonymous Hacks Hundreds of Chinese Government Sites By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published April 04, 2012 The world's best known hacker group now has a branch in China. Tags: China, hackers, hack attacks, Anonymous U.S. Outgunned in Hacker War By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published March 29, 2012 An outgoing FBI official said, "We're not winning" the cyberwar. Tags: security, hackers, FBI Digitally Signed Malware Is Increasingly Prevalent, Researchers Say By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published March 16, 2012 Hackers are using stolen certificates, making it tougher to detect and prevent malware. Tags: security, hackers, malware Anonymous Operating System Prompts Security Warnings By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published March 15, 2012 The hacktivist group has released its own OS, based on Ubuntu and packed full of hacker tools. Tags: open source, Linux, operating system, Ubuntu, hackers, Anonymous Unmasking the World's Most Wanted Hacker By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published March 06, 2012 Acting on information provided by Sabu, the alleged head of the LulzSec, the FBI has arrested or charged five hackers from the group. Tags: hackers, LulzSec For Hackers, Attacking Phones and Tablets Is the New Hotness By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published February 15, 2012 Mobile malware more than doubled last year. Tags: mobile, hackers, malware Symantec pcAnywhere Code Leaked After $50,000 Payoff Deal Collapses By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published February 07, 2012 Anonymous posted an e-mail string full of negotiations between hackers and the security vendor. Tags: hackers, Anonymous Facebook Plans to Expose Notorious Hacker Gang By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published January 17, 2012 Members of the Koobface gang are living in the open in Russia. Tags: Facebook, hackers The Sad Truth about Hiring Hackers By Eric Geier | Article Published December 07, 2011 The thriving and easily accessible black market for nefarious security products and services means that protecting your business is that much harder. Tags: security, hackers, malware What's Safer, Tokens or SMS? By eSecurityPlanet Contributor | Article Published October 03, 2011 A debate among security experts asks: could passwords sent via mobile phone text messages (one time only) be more secure than traditional hardware tokens? Tags: security, mobile, hackers, sms U.S. Government Hankers For Hackers By Datamation.com Staff | Article Published August 02, 2011 The feds are heading to Defcon to recruit new talent. Tags: hackers, government Malware Found in Android Apps By David Needle | Article Published March 03, 2011 Google pulled at least 20 Android apps after the company learned they were infected with malware. Tags: Android, Android Marketplace, android apps, hackers, malware Smartphone Security: 10 Key Points By Pam Baker | Article Published February 10, 2011 Your smartphone is your greatest security vulnerability, far more than your PC. Tags: smartphone, hackers, PC security, smartphone security, password protection Hackers Target Android Phones By Larry Barrett | Article Published January 10, 2011 The Android mobile OS is suffering seeing a sharp rise in security attacks, enabled in part by user complacency. Tags: security, Android, mobile, android apps, hackers Hackers Galore: 57,000 New Malware Sites Weekly By Larry Barrett | Article Published September 13, 2010 No one can accuse hackers of being lazy. A new report indicates that tens of thousands of malware sites spring up each week. Tags: security, eBay, hackers, malware, Secure Cloud Cybersecurity Metrics That Matter By Sonny Discini | Article Published June 17, 2010 Security professionals need to be aware of metrics like percent of patch saturation over time and security events by demographic, as well as other key measuring points. Tags: security, hackers, metrics, patches, PC security U.S. Not Winning Cyber War By - Reuters | Article Published May 13, 2010 The U.S. is consistently losing huge amounts of data in cyber attacks, conceded a U.S. defense official. Tags: security, cybersecurity, hackers, cyber war, cyber warfare Hackers Leverage Global Authority Void By - Reuters | Article Published February 22, 2010 Enterprise and government infrastructures are threatened by an international legion of hackers, yet no global regulation of cyberspace exists. Tags: security, Security Software, hackers, security breach, hacker The Chinese Hacker Who's Seriously Dangerous By James Maguire | Article Published February 04, 2010 The Chinese Hacker Who's Seriously Dangerous Tags: cybersecurity, hackers, firewall Devious Trojan Attacks Online Banks By Larry Barrett | Article Published October 30, 2009 The latest Trojan uses a two-pronged scheme to steal passwords at online banks. Tags: hackers, transaction, online banking, crimeware Will Laid-Off Techies Boost Web Crime? By - Reuters | Article Published July 14, 2009 A mid-year cyber security reports suggests that there may be yet another dark side to the economic downturn. Tags: security, support, hackers, Cisco, media When Hackers Are Funny By Chris Nerney | Article Published January 29, 2009 When Hackers Are Funny Tags: security, programming, hackers, zombies, humor Campaign Shocker: Both Camps Hit By Summer Cyber Attack By Chris Nerney | Article Published November 05, 2008 Campaign Shocker: Both Camps Hit By Summer Cyber Attack Tags: security, hackers, Obama, phishing, data theft, McCain, fantasy football The Security Lesson in the Sarah Palin Email Hack By Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | Article Published September 21, 2008 The most important lesson: how you can avoid the same fate. Tags: open source, Google, search, hackers, e-Mail |
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